I heard a new Sara Bareilles song the other day. I love music, but I really felt like this song was written for A. It’s been a struggle to get her words out. Even now, the other day at the park she was talking to a little girl appropriately saying ‘come on” and “let’s go again!” It sounded more like, “tum on!” and “yet do adain” but she was DOING
If you have a child in speech, or a speech language pathologist yourself, you are probably familiar with the term “carrier phrase.” A carrier phrase refers to the initial component of a sentence that stays constant (usually a subject and verb, allowing for a fill in the blank at the end (the predicate). Common examples include: “I want ______.” “I have ______.” “I see _______.” “I like________.” This list is
The Apraxia conference was incredible to say the least. On one hand it was information overload, but on the other hand I learned so much.I was beyond thrilled to meet Sharon Gretz, the founder of CASANA. What an incredible women and inspiration she is to me, and when I met her she was so down to earth and humble. We swapped stories and I immediately felt a kinship with her.
I came across a great blog the other day regarding Speech/Language and Down Syndrome. I love this interview about Down Syndrome and Apraxia. I couldn’t agree more with the therapist’s view point. Ask an Apraxia Expert I have worked with many kids who have Down Syndrome, and they are some of my favorite kiddos. They are sweet and loving, and usually have a stubborn streak. If you can earn their
She only had a handful of word approximations, and her favorite thing to say was “a dah.” and “hi.” I’ve learned from my parent support group that most kids with apraxia have a go to sound that they use for everything, and “a dah” was Ashlynn’s.
Two HUGE developments with Ashlynn popped out over the weekend! We celebrated my youngest’s 1st Birthday on Sunday. Six months ago, my daughter had to really focus on including all the sounds in syllables, so when it was my husband’s birthday, she could day “Happy Day” with cueing. Well, after the celebration ended and everyone had gone home, she went over to her brother and clear as day said “Happy
